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Canarsie Ascend Charter School

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Canarsie Ascend Charter School ranks 602 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

602^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Canarsie Ascend Charter School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Brooklyn, New York, with 936 students. The school is part of the Canarsie Ascend Charter School District, which is ranked 138 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Canarsie Ascend Charter School has consistently been ranked in the top 25% of New York elementary schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 602 out of 2,445 schools.

Canarsie Ascend Charter School consistently outperforms the state average on New York State Assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 65.98% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 54.15%, and 76.53% were proficient or better in math, compared to the state average of 59.7%. The school also performs exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, such as ranking 116 out of 928 New York elementary schools for African American students and 111 out of 792 for homeless students, both with 4-star ratings.

Compared to nearby public schools, such as PS 115 Daniel Mucatel School and PS 233 Langston Hughes, Canarsie Ascend Charter School generally outperforms them on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math. The school's higher spending per student, ranging from $11,944 to $16,455, and lower student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.2 to 20.7, may contribute to its strong academic performance, suggesting that adequate funding and resources can have a positive impact on student outcomes.

857

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,863

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9719 Flatlands Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11236

(718) 907-0153

District: Canarsie Ascend Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.9%

Hispanic:

5.7%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2017 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (71% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

602^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 9 pts since 2017

From top 15% (2017) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

136^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 7 pts since 2022

From top 16% (2022) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

138^th of 874Canarsie Ascend Charter School among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	602 of 2445	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	718 of 2445	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	639 of 2439	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	414 of 2434	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	413 of 2413	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	270 of 2395	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	81.5	362 of 2386	84.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	116 of 928	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.5	126 of 927	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	102 of 857	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.5	55 of 936	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	57 of 891	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.2	43 of 948	95.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	613 of 2409	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	634 of 2413	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	516 of 2403	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.3	339 of 2401	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	369 of 2357	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	187 of 2338	92.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	502 of 1569	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	84.0	147 of 1503	90.2%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	111 of 792	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	123 of 766	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.3	106 of 637	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	94.7	23 of 622	96.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	289 of 2098	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	320 of 2078	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	387 of 2041	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	171 of 2099	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	171 of 2032	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	95 of 2045	95.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	582 of 2407	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	814 of 2411	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	888 of 2400	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.9	535 of 2400	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.0	444 of 2358	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	373 of 2340	84.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	486 of 2134	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	49.6	834 of 2110	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	626 of 2016	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	420 of 2031	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	166 of 1859	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	143 of 1941	92.6%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	136 of 1500	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	69.8	371 of 1504	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	293 of 1500	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	234 of 1479	84.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.4	34 of 676	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	80 of 705	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.6	53 of 696	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	37 of 706	94.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.5	121 of 1457	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	71.2	360 of 1465	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.3	250 of 1463	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	240 of 1454	83.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	41 of 603	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	68.7	120 of 594	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	66 of 543	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	76 of 1283	94.1%	★★★★★
2024	74.9	232 of 1296	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	161 of 1288	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.3	100 of 1306	92.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	162 of 1455	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	443 of 1464	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	384 of 1464	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	244 of 1455	83.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	95 of 1298	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	43.8	632 of 1303	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	329 of 1307	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	235 of 1283	81.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)88th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2025)86th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Homeless (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts75%+22 vs state

Math69%+14 vs state

Science64%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Canarsie Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	9719 Flatlands Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Canarsie Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 907-0153	857	48	17.6	79.9%	8 (0.9%)	762 (88.9%)	49 (5.7%)	7 (0.8%)	11 (1.3%)	4 (0.5%)	16 (1.9%)	73.4	602^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	75.4%		67.5	718^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.6%	116				66.0	67.0	75.7	75.6	87.4	79.6	76.5	64.1	49.3	77.9	81.4	62.5	52.9	72.7	$15,863	$941	$14,921
Ps 114 Ryder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1077 Remsen Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 257-4428	397	30	13.2	85.6%	9 (2.3%)	299 (75.3%)	60 (15.1%)	23 (5.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	63.4	858^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.9%		43	1353^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	44.7%	495				78.3	49.1	70.7				92.2	53.6	79.1				27.5		$39,045	$2,864	$36,181
Explore Excel Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1077 Remsen Ave	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Explore Excel Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 303-3245	624	50	12.4	79.0%	10 (1.6%)	543 (87.0%)	42 (6.7%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	57.9	992^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	59.4%		52.2	1107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.7%	115		100.0	35.4	48.4	62.5	68.4	49.4	53.7	62.5	65.2	81.6	56.8	53.2	67.4	64.4	42.0	0.0	$21,349	$21,349	$00
Ps 279 Herman Schreiber	Public	PK, KG-5	1070 E 104th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 444-4316	276	20	13.8	85.1%	9 (3.3%)	232 (84.1%)	30 (10.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	60.3	928^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.0%		49.3	1188^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.4%	260				40.0	57.1	77.1				60.0	66.7	80.0				42.9		$35,787	$3,662	$32,125
Uncommon Canarsie Charter School Nyc	Public, Charter	K-8	1070 E 104th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	Uncommon Canarsie Charter School Nyc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 390-0560	808	63	12.8	82.3%	4 (0.5%)	729 (90.2%)	52 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	69.9	695^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.6%		66.1	750^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.3%	55	50.6	62.8		57.1	63.8	61.7	71.3	67.8	78.8	83.3	83.8	58.5	81.2	68.6		39.4		$17,686	$672	$17,014
Ps 66	Public	PK, KG-8	845 E 96th St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 922-3505	527	47	11.2	80.5%	17 (3.2%)	405 (76.9%)	76 (14.4%)	10 (1.9%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.3%)	55.9	1041^st of 2445 public elementary schools	57.4%		40.8	1419^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.0%	378			28.1	63.2	51.2	54.8	41.7	58.7	68.2	66.7	67.4	66.7	60.0	69.7	50.0	34.8		$34,212	$2,678	$31,534
Ps 115 Daniel Mucatel School	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 E 92nd St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 241-1000	854	50	17.0	78.7%	81 (9.5%)	637 (74.6%)	98 (11.5%)	19 (2.2%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.5%)	56.4	1025^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.1%		58.6	936^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.7%	89				64.5	54.0	57.4				73.5	60.0	59.6				37.4		$33,614	$2,812	$30,802
Fresh Creek School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	875 Williams Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 272-1843	190	18	10.3	96.8%	2 (1.1%)	111 (58.4%)	70 (36.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	73.8	592^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	75.8%		73.1	575^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.5%	17				79.2	92.0	86.4				66.7	85.2	54.6				30.0		$35,614	$2,472	$33,141
Cultural Arts Academy Charter School At Spring Creek	Public, Charter	K-6	1400 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Cultural Arts Academy Charter School At Spring Creek	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 683-3300	221	21	10.5	78.7%	3 (1.4%)	177 (80.1%)	36 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	29	1801^st of 2445 public elementary schools	26.3%		39.5	1476^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.6%	325				60.0	42.9	45.2				26.9	47.8	43.8				25.0		$23,596	$519	$23,076
Ps 276 Louis Marshall	Public	PK, KG-5	1070 E 83rd St	Brooklyn	11236	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 758-7100	560	41	13.7	88.2%	66 (11.8%)	406 (72.5%)	50 (8.9%)	19 (3.4%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	73.4	604^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.3%		51.7	1126^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.9%	522				67.4	100.0	60.5				95.5	94.9	73.7				13.9		$34,814	$2,993	$31,821

Frequently Asked Questions about Canarsie Ascend Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Canarsie Ascend Charter School?

Students at Canarsie Ascend Charter School are 89% African American, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Canarsie Ascend Charter School in?

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Is Canarsie Ascend Charter School a good school?

Canarsie Ascend Charter School ranks 602^nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Canarsie Ascend Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 857 students attended Canarsie Ascend Charter School.

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